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A newborn baby wearing a chicken costume to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rooster is pictured at the nursery room of Paolo Chockchai 4 Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand January 27, 2017.
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US companies scrambled to cope with the fallout from President Trump's executive order on immigration. Google urgently called back employees from overseas and companies rushing to provide legal advice and assistance.

French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon on Sunday hit back at allegations he paid his wife €500,000 ($540,000) for a suspected fake job. He told a packed rally his critics should "leave my wife out" of the election.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel slammed the restrictions on immigration imposed by US President Donald Trump. She said it was "not justified" to target people based on their background or religion.

Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries. This came two days after US President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from certain countries.